Contact Details
p: +61 2 9514 3415
f: +61 2 9514 3400
e: Efstathios.Palassis@uts.edu.au
Location
Faculty of Law
Cnr Quay St & Ultimo Road
Haymarket NSW 2007
Room# CM05B.04.04
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Mailing Address
UTS:LAW
P.O. Box 123
Broadway NSW 2007
AUSTRALIA
Areas of Expertise
› International Law
› Law of the Sea
› International Environment Law
› International Criminal Law
Current Teaching
76600 International Legal Studies
76006 Public International Law
78010 International Criminal Law
78008 Law of the Sea
77702 Current Problems in Public International Law
Academic Profile
Dr Stathis Palassis joined the Law Faculty in 2002 after completing his doctoral studies on issues surrounding liability and compensation for marine pollution damage. Prior to that, Dr Palassis was an adjunct lecturer at UNSW and a commercial litigator specializing in maritime and environmental law.
He has degrees from the universities of Western Australia and Sydney and has written and taught primarily in international law. In addition to teaching extensively in specialist electives, Dr Palassis has been Director of the Faculty's Postgraduate program.
Stathis has a strong commitment to legal education and has been coach of national and international award-winning Jessup and Stetson moot teams. He has recently completed his Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning studies.
Current Research Activities
Australian implementation of international marine pollution law.
Sustainable development and marine pollution.
Compensation and other restorative justice for victims of international crimes.
Regionalism and international criminal justice in the Balkan States.
Recent Grants, Publications & Conference Papers
Dr Stathis Palassis, "Reconciling the international and United States approaches to civil liability for oil pollution damage", Environmental and Planning Law Journal, Volume 24, March 2007
"Beyond the ICTY: regionalism and international criminal law", Christchurch, 2006
"International crimes and post-traumatic stress disorder: avenues for compensation", Paris, 2005
Early Career Research Grant 2003: Transboundary environmental liability
"Sustainable development & the protection of our oceans & seas", Shanghai, 2003
Several Statutory Funds Grants - Marine Pollution